"Of course it's real. Could I lie to you?"

"No, no, no, I meant, has this tea packaging leaked? It looks pretty good to me."

"There, you see? This side is already opened, didn't you notice?"

"Hey, I really didn't notice."

Hou Yichuan then gave up; it really was opened. No wonder Dad was willing to bring it out. Could it be he was planning to drink it himself?

Chu Tian didn't care what he was thinking. He didn't even have to lift a finger, as Hou Yichuan had already started to get busy, enthusiastically unwrapping the tea and pulling them both to sit down.

"Come, come, come, try it. My dad somehow got this, said it was good, and I've been envious for a long time."

Wei Liangxiao expressed that he didn't like tea; he wanted to drink alcohol. But seeing how eager the two bosses were, he didn't want to dampen their spirits and just sat there waiting to drink tea.

In truth, Chu Tian inviting them for tea was just a pretext; what he really wanted was to chat and bond with them.

"By the way, has Baise Entertainment made any moves recently?"

"Baise Entertainment? Why are you asking about them all of a sudden?"

Why else? Chu Tian actually didn't care about the old grudges Baise Entertainment had with his predecessor anymore, considering he wasn't some hot-blooded youth. Moreover, since he had transmigrated, he hadn't actually received any favors from his predecessor. In fact, he had even inherited a whole mess. Yet, since his relationship with Xu Qingqiu was confirmed, he couldn't avoid the situation. Whether it was to pave the way for Xu Qingqiu or to conveniently take care of an enemy his predecessor hadn't considered significant, he was ready to make his move. Besides, Baise Entertainment had been quite active recently; he needed to show them they couldn't just mess with him as they pleased. Chu Tian had heard from Li Chunhua that Baise Entertainment was releasing Qin Xiao's album, potentially to target Xu Qingqiu's concert. Although it wasn't successful, their actions didn't seem like something a decent person would do. Looking for trouble, are they? Well then, let's stir things up, combining old and new grievances into one account! You mess with me, I mess with you. So, Chu Tian planned to hit Baise Entertainment hard. But how to go about it still needed some thinking—know yourself, know your enemy, to win every battle. First, he needed to know what they were up to before deciding where to strike.

"Well, you know, there's some friction. Do you have any news on this? Tell me about it."

When the boss spoke like this, Hou Yichuan divulged everything he knew. Although he had shares, he was essentially just an employee.

"As for Baise Entertainment, I don't know much. Their main focus is music. I heard their leading singer released an album recently, but the data wasn't very good."

Chu Tian nodded; after all, the matter had already caused quite a buzz in the circle.

"I know all that. Anything else?"

"Anything else..."

Hou Yichuan thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, right, there was a rumor that they've gotten involved with a company in America and recently started exploring other directions. These are just rumors circulating within the circle, so I'm not sure about the specifics."

Really now? Chu Tian immediately became interested.

"Tell me more, what's going on?"

"Apparently, they're preparing to venture into the film and television industry. I'm not sure if they're scouting or testing the waters. The music industry market has been declining over the past couple of years, and the fan economy plays a significant role."

"Opportunities for professional singers are shrinking, so I heard many music companies are trying to transition to the film and television industry."

"I heard Baise Entertainment previously invested in two projects to test the waters. One is an urban TV drama. I'm not too sure about the specifics of its content, but it's supposed to air this month, and they've invested quite a lot of money."

"Besides TV dramas, they also invested in a film this year. The information about this project is clearer: it's a multi-party collaboration, and the investment was reportedly over three hundred million. I'm not sure if that's true or not."

Investing in TV dramas? Movies?

Chu Tian wasn't aware of why Ye Zhonghuai had eagerly headed to Shanghai to seek support from Habes. He also didn't know why Ye Zhonghuai was short on funds.

If he had known, he would understand now.

After Habes took control of Baise Entertainment, their first plan was to use them to test the waters. They put most of their resources into this venture.

Of course, Baise Entertainment was just small fry and didn't have the guts for big bets, hence the relatively modest investments.

But they had been struggling throughout the year. With an already tight cash flow, even a modest investment had put significant pressure on them.

This was why they had high hopes for Qin Xiao's album. They hoped it could quickly bring in some revenue so the shareholders could receive some dividends for their year-end spending.

Unfortunately, the dream was short-lived. The album was released, but it flopped disastrously, failing to make any significant impact.

Now the shareholders were displeased. What's happening? With so much manpower, material, and financial resources poured in, and this is the result? Where are my dividends for this year? I was planning to buy my mistress an apartment with it, and this is what you come up with?

Ye Zhonghuai was already at his wits' end.

And unfortunately, he had no outlet for his frustration and had to endure it.

Luckily, following Habes's strategy, they had also invested in two film and television projects. The latest urban TV drama was almost ready for screening.

They were in talks for a broadcast contract. The other party had set the price at 500,000 per episode. This was a far cry from the purchase price for famous, high-investment dramas, which could go from over 2.5 million to 3 million per episode.

But since they were just testing the waters, how could they demand such terms? The price of 500,000 per episode was still given in consideration of their not insignificant investment. With a total of forty episodes, the package deal alone was worth twenty million.

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